Pokey and Tears

Video I made in way too little time for Starmen.net's film festival.
I'm a sucker for Pokey story, and I'm just sad I couldn't put all I wanted in this video, but I think it still holds as a little sweet video I learnt about of.
Artwork and animation is made by me
Characters belong to Shigesato Itoi/Nintendo (Earthbound)
Music is 'Smiles and tears' (demo)

[@TheOneTrueOfficialLordGod]

A child who was corrupted and permanently pulled to the side of evil. Pokey's character is both terrifying and tragic. Imagine being Picky and waiting every day for your brother to come home. But he never does.

[@raulmora156]

Damn

[@joed2431]

Picky doesn't deserve to have a brother like pokey. He is cool and mature and while I feel for both of them having horrid parents and all. Picky is a good dude

[@myristicina.]

And Lardna looked like she didn’t care, I went to their house at the end of the game and she’s just like I don’t know where my son is actually and didn’t seem worried, lardna is the worst! Even Alyouis is better

[@Goro_Akechi1411]

Well i can say one food thing and that is that because he is in the absolutely safe capsule he never going to die.

[@joed2431]

@@Goro_Akechi1411 Yeah true. tbh I was looking forward to saying burn in hell you monster but when I saw that happen I was content with him leaving the rest of his life as vegetable

[@Epinium.]

I feel like Ness could have prevented Mother 3 just by saying "OKAY" to Porky's apology.

[@dogzrule1551]

Ness was shocked for a moment

[@oimenamesrick]

OKAY

[@f.s.street1916]

Nees cant speak

[@lpschaf8943]

@@f.s.street1916 He can say yes and no though.

[@BeanWagon90]

Mother 3 was a great game. I'm glad Ness didn't prevent it :)

[@leafyleaf4773]

The fact in Magicant,Ness' mind, Pokey apologizes for his actions and wants to be friends again. Meaning Ness misses the old Pokey,which he used to be friends with. Oh my god this is so sad

[@TroleosJuan]

And he does when the happy-happyism is no more, Ness didnt say a single word, Pokey took it as a No and ran away, we dont see him until 4side

[@AbedulTG]

Well it's not easy to forgive someone who kidnapped a girl and tried to kill u​@@TroleosJuan

[@ohmeohmicah]

@@AbedulTG Ness just doesn't speak in the story. It's just the "silent protagonist" trope from back then when protags didn't have any dialogue. The game's creator just decided to use that trope in a pretty dark way

[@AbedulTG]

@@ohmeohmicah I know. I wasn't being serious. Thanks for the explanation though!

[@wix-1-3dgcjt6]

porky was my favourite character in earthbound since i found most other characters to be very bland. poor porky, he is imo the best character

[@Raxacoricofallapatorius]

*Porky:* - Abused by his parents. - Lost his only friend. - Feeling of unimportance as Ness goes to save the whole universe while he is left alone. - Becomes high priest of the HH Cult in an attempt to impress Ness. - Ness refuses him once again, leaving him in the dark. - Becomes irritated with Ness and grows a hatred of him (partially influenced by the Mani Mani Staute). - Becomes Monotoli's adviser, for once having importance. - Rubs it in Ness' face as Ness denied him before. - Steals the helicopter he knows Ness needs for his adventure. - Sides with Giygas due to his developed immense hatred of Ness influenced partially by the Mani Mani Statue. - Porky escapes through time after Giygas is defeated. *Meanwhile with Picky:* "I don't wanna see the meteor anymore!"

[@KW36912]

*Also Porky:* - Cause Mother 3 to happen

[@archusrtm6325]

Then mother 3

[@sksofoekrkf]

@@KW36912 and destroy a family

[@wildfire9280]

@@KW36912 On one hand, he caused Mother 3 to happen. But in the good side, he… caused Mother 3 to happen?

[@slasherlovingay2488]

And then you can see he kept the yo-yo in Mother 3

[@themother1kingp492]

MOTHER 3 Porky: Ness...oh Ness its been so long its just me and you Lets have our final battle like back then... Lucas: but im not Ness Porky: Ness you still are funny like before...

[@themother1kingp492]

Alexander Castrejon I think pokey Misses Ness and he thinks Lucas is Ness

[@thorshammer7883]

Lucas: Who's this Ness that your talking about? Pokey: Ha! you so funny still just like old times buddy. Master Giygas pretty much hated you. Lucas: Who's Giygas? Pokey: Oh your best nightmare friend.

[@fantoast6932]

Uh what

[@dhandharum6040]

I enter here for the roll xD

[@diogamest3545]

Lucas: Wtf are you even talking about? Porky: Alright, I see you're a bit of an amnesiac. Recap: You're Ness, you went through to 8 different locations, killed Giygas, then I time traveled. Oh, and your signature PSI is... Lucas: PK LOVE! Porky: PK Roc-- wait, WHAT?

[@Hynet1]

This animation shows what I believe to be the "True Story" of Porky. He isn't a jerk for no reason - here are reasons why I feel bad for him: • He was abused by his parents • At the start where he says he doesn't want to save the world, that's just natural for someone to be scared of such a big task. • He wanted to impress Ness with the cult in H.H Village - he was also partially corrupted by the Mani Mani Statue • In H.H. Village he asks if he can befriend Ness again, and Ness doesn't respond so he runs off (most likely upset). • In Fourside he becomes rich and powerful to impress his dad that had never liked him until that point - again, he was also being corrupted by the Mani Mani Statue too. • By the time he was fighting you in the Giygas battle, there was no turning back at that point - he was fully corrupted by Giygas. -His skin had turned blue like the human enemies you'd see before in the game, confirming that he was like a corrupted enemy at that point. - While Earthbound Follows Ness, Porky is also a main focus of the story. It's about a kid becoming corrupted and evil after losing his only friend. -Here's some of Mother 3's side: • In Mother 3, Porky keeps a "Friend Yo-Yo" on display in Thunder Tower as his most prized possession, he got this yo-yo from ness as a child. • In New Pork City, you also get many items from Ness' adventure. Paula's Fry-Pan and ribbon, Ness' Cap and Bat, etc. • Earthbound items, theaters, relics, and NPC's are teleported into New Pork City, including: The *amazing* Earthbound police force, Tessie, The Runaway 5's van, the sesame seeds from dusty dunes desert, Ness' dad, etc. -These show that Porky really misses Ness as a friend and misses *his* world. He's probably depressed that the good parts of his childhood are gone so he teleported things into Lucas' world. -- in conclusion, he's just a Kid in another timeline who has lost so much to the point that he has nothing more to lose. I hope you liked my essay, I'm expecting tl;dr comments, but it's still a very interesting theory. This theory is what I also believe porky's actions were caused by. Bless Itoi for giving us such a complex villain to such an amazing trilogy. Also if you didn't understand the video, it's about this, so you're welcome. Edit: There's a really great summarization of this comment written by heccbro for any tl;dr's out there.

[@pwamp7007]

its hard to feel bad for porky in this video because he looks like hes 600 pounds and he's got his creepy smile, and just. He looks so unlikable and not like the chubby innocent but kinda rude earthbound potrays him as.

[@joed2431]

I agree with you 100% but at the same time while I was playing earthbound and mother 3 I tried SO hard to give him as much compassion but I just can't see myself giving him all that. I know he was abused, I know he wanted Ness as a friend and he did care for him underneath his cowardly, cruel, and selfish ways but after all he's done in the present and future? I can't really give him all that much at all. he made his choice to be bad he could've help ness maybe even join his crew or tried to be better in the future but he refused to be different. Again he had a tough life but I just can't give all the sympathy in the world to this guy.

[@necronomics1804]

Porky is probs the best nintendo villian ever. Every time i think about him and mother i start tearing up. I could forgive him for everything if it wasnt for what he did to claus.

[@bassbusterx]

Pokey/porky skin was actually blue because his body was pretty much decaying. Remember when Dr. Andonuts said time travel and living things do not go well together?

[@themetalmario77]

for anyone who's too lazy to read the good comment - porky was slowly corrupted by the mani mani statue, and later had been corrupted by giygas. then in mother 3 he had items from ness' adventure to remember his only friend

[@kerfrizz3050]

I legit cried... :( Pokey/Porky is such a complex character, so many hate him, some don't, but we can all agree, life is hard for Porky/Pokey....

[@rogelioaguas2322]

Mob Psycho 100 Pokey is my favorite character from Earthbound.

[@espurrmeowstic]

I think pokey's ok, as in a nice antagonist working with giygas and trying to beat the frick out of ness... he's probably in my top 10 favorite characters from earthbound

[@Idkzxmn6]

same here

[@ultimatecharge]

After earthbound he went permanently insane.

[@qwertpf274]

I’d like Poky, but... Klaus

[@Stevelonk]

Poor kid just wanted some friends

[@breloom657]

I think Picky generally bullied him. Picky seems to have more friends and, despite being younger, looks down on Pokey. I mean, they clearly care about each other because, ya know, they're family and all. But overall, I don't think they were super tight.

[@dogzrule1551]

I would become his friend at the start

[@doinkle_idk]

Poor kid have one or more milions

[@weegee42069]

And then he became hitler part 2

[@MarkHajdukSplit]

I think it's important to remember in regards to Porky / Pokey that while abusive parents can fuck up a child, it's completely wrong to say that he "had no choice" or that he was "forced to be evil". Did everyone forget about Picky? He turned out complete fine- he's the complete opposite of Porky despite having a near identical childhood. He's a good natured kid despite everything. The point is that while Porky is tragic he is absolutely not blameless. We all have control over our own actions. We can choose to become like the people who hurt us or we can be decent people. It's not always easy but it is always an option. It's tragic that Porky doesn't understand how to be a good person, that he was abused by his parents, corrupted by Giygas and that he will never be truly happy. All of that *explains* his behavior but it doesn't *excuse* it. Point is the "not really evil" and "totally a good guy because abuse" comments completely miss the point of Porky.

[@terdragontra8900]

Just because Picky turned out ok doesn't mean we all "have control", Porky may be psychologically weaker for genetic reasons. Free will in the strictest sense aint real, lol, lmao

[@thechaiizfalling8349]

I don't think that's the point. We aren't painting Porky as a good guy, only a complex, tragic and very messed up character. We feel sympathy for someone who didn't take his past and call-outs too lightly... and nobody, not even his parents taught him to properly understand that importance of taking things lightly. Picky was an exception because either his parents favored him to some extent, or he was simply smart enough to take his parent's neglect and abuse for granted... because he knows that one day he'll no longer be a part of that. Porky on the other hand felt he had no one to turn to in this case... his parents don't care, his brother Picky (to Porky) is too meek to do much of anything, and his only friend (Ness) turned him down. He has nothing but himself to turn to... and to rely on yourself without much proper warning is quite a dangerous road.

[@Guest-qo5nl]

I hate the mani mani statue

[@r.j.j.o]

From a selfish but friendly neighbour to a heartless emperor.

[@dedberd11]

I have a feeling in Mother 3 he misses Ness a little bit, and it is not subtle if you've played Earthbound cause in Thunder Tower, if you beat this mini boss robot and get the item that she guards it's called...Friends YoYo... it also raises PSI, he also in the same room had the shop theme from the game, and in New Pork City there are dead givaways like the theatre plays moments with Ness from Earthbound, Porky or Pokey (which ever one you prefer.) talks about him a little, and the biggest giveaway is the room before meeting Porky where he has Statues of each mode of transportation that Ness and his friends used...

[@paulapolestar5134]

Reflecting Lucas Is really obvious

[@americanus_ursus]

“Ness? Is that you?” Lucas: Who..? “Haha, you’re still funny ness.. just like the old times...”

[@nellixir]

they also sell earthbound equipment in the theater in new pork city

[@slushroom5357]

The poor guy even keeps Buzz Buzz's dead corpse...

[@cosmocosmoton]

Hotdogalooney that’s the black talking sesame seed from Earthbound, not buzz buzz corpse- which faded away

[@kingvideogames]

What if the “HELP” on the helicopter wasn’t Pokey/Porky trying to get anyone to save him from the crash, but to help get Giygas’ influence/the Maui Maui statue’s power out of his head?

[@RCK_Gaming42069]

Now THATS a good theory.

[@partypizza1]

Mani Mani*

[@jameshargrove5319]

​​​@@partypizza1 google translate: hands hands Me:(busted gut)😂

[@Funr1r]

Pokey was never an "Evil" hearted person. He was just kind of a jerk. Like the police chief, and the mayor, and Frank of the sharks. As Buzz Buzz said, Gygas is taking the evil in the heart's of people and even animals, and Gygas is magnifying it. Pokey wasn't an evil kid, just kind of a lazy, rude, cowardly butt of a kid. A bunch of tiny little flaws, that under Gygas's influence were grown into evil, violence, selfishness, and hatred. Without the presence of Gygas, Pokey would never have become a villain. But on the other hand, neither would Ness and his friends been forced to become heros to fight Gygas.... Gygas "magnifies" things in a way. Pokey wasn't forced to be evil, he was warped and twisted into someone who would happily do evil.

[@alexanderip1003]

his evil had gone to a life threatening extent of killing an innocent mom of 2 sons (In which case Hinawa) He gets none of Ness's sympathy

[@zombies4evadude24]

Alexander Ip and enslaving said mother’s son and driving him to suicide.

[@alexanderip1003]

@@zombies4evadude24 I should have seen these coming but you are right

[@indigowendigo8165]

He sounds like he could have been more like a Pokemon rival such as Gary possibly if it wasn't for Giygas, minus maybe the Happy Happy Cultist thing. :p

[@piss282]

Which mayor? Onetts or foursides

[@Faick99999]

One of the best Earthbound video i have ever seen. I feel the same things about Porky/Pokey He's not evil , the statue made him evil. He was alone , had a terrible education with violence from his dad. He had no friends. I like Porky. Even in Mother 3 , he's a complete Douchbag. But he's not evil at first. Well, great music , great story , and beautiful piece of art !

[@nesssss343]

Personally, I don't think anything/anyone but Porky made Porky the way he turned out to be. I think Itoi was trying to convey what your own greediness and hate can lead you to through him. Other than that I agree. All hail master Porky!

[@nesssss343]

Mysterious Maximus I agree, and I never meant to imply that. I just don't think there was any other force than himself that led him to his fate. All of us have those traits in ourselves, and he let them consume him.

[@TheBrawlUnit]

2:20 Mother 3's Friend's Yo-Yo

[@yumesama9883]

TheBrawlUnit Do not touch his best friends yo yo

[@PKPrometheus]

U tuch da yoyo, I keel u

[@Priapus_GodOfFertility]

if you touch it she will be mad mad mad mad mad!!! mad!MAD MAD MAD!!!!

[@UdtheImp]

Porky was just a poor kid from an abusive home who was lashing out against a world whom he thought was completely unfair to him. Pitiable, yes. Not an excuse for his villainous actions in both MOTHER 2 and 3, but an explanation for the motivations behind.them. He probably would have turned out better if he hung out with Ness more and humanity was not at risk of annihilation.....

[@phlash649]

Wow this really puts things into perspective

[@TAT1101]

+MajesticBirdMan Yep.

[@mightydillo8660]

+MajesticBirdMan I actually like pokey

[@saintrubenio4225]

Well... that still doesn't excuse the fact that he was the main reason the world was destroyed. Certainly, he's pitiable, but evil nonetheless.

[@parzivalcline205]

Yo it's my main man

[@futureteenboundmaker7039]

This animation is so meaningful to earthbound players worldwide. I am terrifyingly shocked to know that this video isn't popular... I'm sure that'll change one day

[@osmondfar2]

The expressions on Pokey's face when he was trying to apologize to Ness almost made me cry. And Ness yelling at him just put salt on the wound. Props to you for making me feel bad for arguably the most evil Nintendo villan ever.

[@gay4sswhovian]

Was Ness really telling at him ?

[@MW-jy2fb]

The fact he got away so easily with no bigger punishment gor his actions still makes me mad

[@fahrenheit472]

@@MW-jy2fb I don't think so, he is trapped on the absolute safe capusle forever, he would probably go (even more) insane with the years without options of escaping there

[@gachalifetoonstudios1377]

Despite having sympathy for him, I loathe him to the max for everything in mother 3 His punishment was both fitting and too much

[@BlueBerry20071]

@@fahrenheit472 in the words of a comment i saw a long time ago, "eventually, porky stopped thinking."

[@somedude5644]

Sony Shock You've given me the exact reason why EarthBound NEEDS a film adaptation.

[@mmiles257]

I would want one too but... Video game movies...they never come out well.

[@shaun12345ish]

+M&Miles unless they make it like their source material, or IF IT WASN'T MADE BY F#CKIN HOLLYWOOD!

[@deatsbybre7162]

No it doesn't. Think about it, the story would NOT adapt into a film well at all. It would be the ultimate cringe fest.

[@trashketchump3122]

There's a Manga, if that helps

[@Tarby.]

We only need a remaster of the mother series

[@FireworkGappy]

It's outstanding to think this was uploaded 9 years ago...

[@flaco3462]

This is still one of my favorite animations, and EarthBound creations ever made. It's such a poignant retelling of Porky's story and character and it makes me wanna cry, I feel so sympathetic for Porky and I can never truly hate him even after all he's done.

[@galvsparks6295]

Despite his atrocities in mother 3 he still had some reasoning behind it (not a justification though) that he felt betrayed by the world who just treated him poorly (abusive parents, looked down upon, loosing the trust of his only friend, ness after happy happy valley) and combine that with the mani mani statue and giygas which pretty much gave him an opportunity of being chosen (something he probably never felt) is what gave him that insentive to go evil and after that it’s too late, he still had giygas’s influence in mother 3 since he never aged mentally and therefore wanted to do the final blow on this unjust world that private him of an happy life. Overall he’s now my favorite main Nintendo villain (also porky4smash)

[@flaco3462]

@@galvsparks6295 yeah brother same here porky for smash...

[@orphazoid4629]

I wish Porky (or Pokey) should have gone on Ness' adventure even if he wasn't part of the 4 heroes. He deserved better

[@SonyShock]

+Store. bought.loser Well, let me tell you, in the 'MOTHER 2: Ness' adventure' comic he actually does! You should give it a look if you haven't seen it yet!

[@orphazoid4629]

+Sony Shock holy shit are you serious, I'm gonna binge read that shit. (Also this animation was super well done, like holy shit. That last scene where he's in the spider mech really stuck with me)

[@SilverEspeon]

+Store. bought.loser If you or Sony Shock find the comic, can you please send me a link to it? I want to read it too.

[@SonyShock]

AmericanBuizel Of course! Here!: kenisu.tumblr.com/post/127344981747/mother-2-giygas-strikes-back If you like, consider buying the actual one too!

[@SilverEspeon]

Sony Shock I wish I could buy it, but I can't find it anywhere online D: Also, is this really it? I wanted to read the whole thing.

[@professionaldaft7403]

... Someone destroy the Mani Mani dark side statue in Pokey's mind, that'll solve his evil problem

[@poyo6191]

EXACTLY

[@dahamitaoufik6741]

So pokey need to enter in his own magicant? But how?

[@literallyanidiot2880]

Taoufik dahami Knock him out and enter his mind?

[@lordhector2814]

We can't m8, he has concealed himself in an absolutely safe capsule. Sorry.

[@lordhector2814]

Taoufik dahami I mean, entering another person's magicant isn't unheatd of. You can even enter a dead person's magicant!

[@supermariogamer5294]

Pokey/Porky has done some very dastardly deeds, but in the end... he is just a kid, a kid with abusive parents, without his only friend, corrupted and twisted by others, and (spoilers) eternally trapped in an ageless body in solitude, man this is deep...

[@mmiles257]

I would've done the same thing, if I didn't get dessert for the next decade...

[@jonahgreen257]

#relatable

[@pulchritudinoushog]

In the Japanese version, that was originally his parents beating both of them

[@SWithR]

Lol

[@WolfyRed]

When Pokey isn't prepared for the battle at all and has the weirdest attacks: *Pokey and beers*

[@PaperoozyProductions]

And one of his attacks (actually in both of his fights in earthbound and mother 3) is... well... let’s just say it’s stinky and Wario approved.

[@WolfyRed]

@@PaperoozyProductions oof

[@zamtranger]

Look at this;.. It's my... eh.. Fat master?.... Too much donuts...

[@harrihamalainen619]

Well he has always been fat...... :|

[@crowMilatonin]

Masked Man Claus *No shit.*

[@porkyminchasc1150]

I'm chubby, not fat, NOW GET BACK TO WORK

[@alexanderip1003]

Free yourself from his mind control while you still can

[@porkyminchasc1150]

@@alexanderip1003 There's nothing left of him! He's my TOY! I'm suprised he even had a name! And he, well, WOULD'VE pulled the needles if those little bitchfaces and their dog didn't come around...

[@drbone3959]

I like to think that his real name is Pokey and he was bullied and called Porky for being fat. But he went on to accept Porky as his name at the end of Earthbound and made it his permanent name in Mother 3

[@evilepicface5860]

What if pokey WAS destined to be one of the heroes but because he feared his own destiny and didn't accept it, fate decided to turn it around on him therefore turning him into a villain.

[@frozen_applejuice]

Now I want to hear Porky/Pokey saying "I miss you"

[@renotv3860]

Some people are saying that because of Porky's rough life it's not his fault for being evil, but I disagree with that notion. Whatever the influences are, however strong they are, a person is still at the end of the day responsible for their own actions. Porky's parents, the Mani Mani Statue, and Giygas may have led him down the path of evil, but Porky still chose to walk it.

[@carl-wheezer]

Lucas had a rough life too, probably even more rough than Porky, but he still remained a good and selfless person

[@R1NGTA1LZ]

Lucas had parents that loved him, Porky didn't

[@mrcloudark787]

​@@carl-wheezerThere's a theory about how after all the stuff happened, he might have a Not So Pure heart at the end. Even when the game asks you (in short) "Will you bet everything and everyone for their good?" if you respond No, Lucas does anyways. So, yeah. I wonder if the dragon had too much bad impact.

[@poncho-1994]

​@@carl-wheezerI've always seen Porky as an antithesis to Lucas. Lucas was a boy who had everything, but since the Drago incident happened, he had to mature quickly and grow as a person. Porky was a lonely boy, with abusive parents and his only friend was Ness, but he came to gain power and his whims. So unlike Lucas, he never matured, because they gave him gold on a silver platter.

[@gay4sswhovian]

​@@carl-wheezerLucas had a good influence and raising and a loving family before, Porky didn't outside of Ness

[@ヒエロニムスマシン]

ポーキーは構って欲しかったんやろうな...唯一の友達がどんどん手の届かない場所に行って、それでも構って欲くて親にさえ愛してもらえなかったみたいだし、このやり方しか知らなかったんだろう。3の世界でもどの世界でも友達ができない、ブタマスクも心から尊敬してる感じじゃなかったし...余りこの言葉を使いたくはないけど本当に可哀想というか哀れというか

[@クソリプペンギン-b2r]

にゃる がしゃんなにゃる しゅたん ネスがあの時に手を握ってたらMOTHER3の悲劇は無かったんやなって思う

[@crowMilatonin]

Um excuse me *WAAAAAAAAAT*

[@fassad2388]

@@crowMilatonin It is japanese.

[@TheForsakenHero318]

sthu dog eater

[@MapleMoriko]

This is really nice! And I know how it feels, I too didn't have enough time to finish my video for the Earthbound Film Fest ;-; But it's a work in progress lol Anyways, I really love this animation!

[@IAm-zo1bo]

Any updates lol i'm too lazy to go to your profile

[@moistfarticles6211]

Your art style is very beautiful. Do you have a Deviantart? Also I love this version of smile and tears.

[@SonyShock]

Thank you very much!!! My DA is sony-shock.deviantart.com

[@highcolor_sunz]

Bless you, this is beautiful :') I kinda feel bad for Pokey. I believe he only did what he did in mother 3 was to show everyone how hurt he was. If you payed attention to his dialogue in his boss fight before it ends, he kind of complains about it. He had to make his own "friends", his own army, his own city...poor guy. The only thing I don't like about him is how he almost killed the entire world and turned Claus into a heartless robot.

[@amongstsus9201]

When you're abused all of your life (cuz u're a kid born and raised by abusive people), you start to internalize weird things. I think Porky didn't know how else to love or make friends. All he knew was power, corruption, manipulation... and when a certain level of power doesn't work, he has to up the anti. Mother is themed around kids trying to understand the world around them -- being forced to confront all the f**ked up, s**tty things, and even pure evil incarnate while trying to keep their innocence and make the world a better place. Porky only knew one way to live and be, and he never got the help he so desperately needed.

[@BunnLilah]

Aww that's sad. I always thought it was kind of surprising to see a lot of fans absolutely hate Porky with no nuance because like...just imagine yourself in his situation. An incomprehensible nightmare trying to control your mind would be terrifying for an adult, let alone a child. And then you never grow up right and stay in that mindset forever, and you have no actual friends, and all the people you ever knew are now gone and it's just you, a kid corrupted by evil who never got to have a normal childhood. He did horrible things and is still a bad person. But yknow, I at least feel sympathy for him...

[@c1oudsky]

the ending gave most impressions, it's pretty deep to me both visually and in terms of music okay, after rewatching that yo-yo scene few times i felt that too much, like i myself lost a really important friend somewhere far in past and my memories, with whom i felt happy and in times, moment of which i would like to return so much guess that's smth personal

[@Confucios1118]

I genuinely don’t think Pokey was evil at first. I think he was just one of those kids that tries way too hard to be cool, and as time went on he was corrupted by Giygas into the villain he became. He may have even had some kind of PSI of his own that allowed him to be persuasive, which would explain his ability to get into the positions he did.

[@anxxty]

this is so sad ;-;

[@Andrew-gu8uw]

alexa can we play despacito

[@NavyBlooo]

andrew Welp I saw that coming

[@ReiniWeather]

I used to hate Pokey, but now, all i know is that he lost his sanity gradually as the game continues. He sees his life being over, at the end, so the reason behind mother 3 is that he wanted to take everyone down with him and show the pain

[@angelinagold3014]

(Share this video with this comment, please.) I'm so happy to see someone understand Pokey's misery... (Listen to incredibly sad music 4 feels.) He was abused by his parents, and he was neglected by everyone. He never had any friends, and he was alone. The Mani Mani Statue corrupted Pokey, making him evil. It wasn't Pokey's fault. It was the statue's for possessing him. He wasn't happy. Everybody else was. He sided with Giygas to show Ness that he wasn't a piece fat crap. *And to show him he's good enough to be his friend.* Pokey is my favorite Mother character for a reason. Sure, he's a douchebag in Mother 3, but he is for a good reason. Pokey is Mother 3 has traveled back in time so much he hasn't aged like a normal human being. He's an old crippled man, and he needs his own machines to walk. He's become insane with power. He locks himself in the Absolutely Safe Capsule after Lucas and co. beat his machine. Pokey has become insane. If his parents had never beaten and hated him, if the Mani Mani statue never possessed him... *Pokey would have been a normal boy. He would have had friends. He would have grown up normally, and most importantly...* *_He would have had a normal life. He wouldn't have had this terrible experience. He would have been so happy..._* Pokey is my favorite character in Mother for a reason. I've said this before. He's gone through some tough moments. He's the most emotional character in the Mother series. It may not look like it, but he is. I'll even say he had a worse life than Lucas. At least Luca's parents loved him and he never got abused and shit. Everybody hates Pokey. It's because he's mean. But those people have never though about his backstory and why he's evil. Everyone just hates on him. Everybody's so mean to him. But I _love_ Pokey. Pokey.... *_This was for you, Pokey_* *_I love you._*

[@TheIDRIS2000]

I agree with you, but you're wrong with the fact that Pokey hadn't any friends. His only friend was Ness.

[@angelinagold3014]

***** Remember, he's just a kid. He might have chosen to be evil because he couldn't do anything about it when the Mani-Mani statue possessed him. Idris Amadi You're right, but at the same time, when Pokey kinda stole the helicopter, or when you meet him (see the thumbnail) when he's become evil, you don't think of him as your friend anymore, now do you?

[@angelinagold3014]

***** That's what I think too.

[@Mrbordershock]

+angelina gold (lyralinks999) or maybe he was just an evil kid from a nintendo game.

[@Mrbordershock]

***** without stating it like it's fact, look at it this way, Every kid has that troublesome sneaky side to them, i think every kid has wanted to be the evil villain since they are always the one with pure power, porky probably just used the meteorite as a way to a way fur-fill that desire. The end. Yes it's not as deep or emotional as everyones posts but if you read the dialogue in earthbound and mother 3, there is more evidence supporting the evil routes of a born child than a deep emotional tale.

[@thatoneguywiththevoice328]

Remember, the creator confirmed that pokey has NO friends. He was always alone, Ness was the only person that ever played with him

[@myeggdaily]

Can't believe only 9K views, should be way more

[@pksc3253]

Yep :'(

[@xurtxobain3285]

42k now

[@TAT1101]

Even 44k views isn't enough. This needs like 50k to 100k views!

[@carpetchair5778]

400k

[@joshuamccourt9253]

Someone needs to make a rom hack of earthbound where you play as porky

[@gabbls_]

I think someone is working on thay.

[@jackrivera4398]

@@gabbls_ Y E S

[@PyroEscapeVehicle]

I was watching a bunch of Earthbound stuff. This and the Pollyanna animation made me replay the game. I am crying right now. Thank you for making this.

[@SonyShock]

Woah! Well, I'm very flattered 0v0

[@PyroEscapeVehicle]

+Sony Shock Ahh!! I never thought of Pokey's character like this. His character is so sad to me now. Also, Smiles and Tears was definitely the best choice of music.

[@ToddM_arts]

Some people really hate Porky, but it wasn't really his fault that he became evil. Giygas noticed that he was pretty close to Ness, his only threat, and he took advantage of his weakness, being abused at home. He used the Mani Mani Statue to break Porky, and he unwillingly became Giygas's slave. The only difference between him and the other influenced people in this game, is that Porky didn't actually get the evil beaten out of him. Even in Mother 3, his spider mechs get destroyed, not him. Porky never "became tame".

[@skalbagge3131]

Ness: POKEY! WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LEAVE ME!? I THOUGH WE WERE FRIENDS!!!

[@barneyjuniorYT]

This video is so damn nostalgic, Im gonna cry before the end Istg.

[@ieatbees02]

This masterpiece holds a special place in my heart. As someone who has dealt with similar things Pokey has, feeling useless/unwanted and being told it was my fault or that those feelings were invalid, I kind of wish Pokey was more involved in the storyline. The little doodles at the end make me tear up every time.

[@SonyShock]

Everytime I look at the video I feel I could do so much better if I had time to work on it, however, hearing it has such an impact on someone makes it special e//v//e Thank you very very much, i'm glad you like it!

[@carl-wheezer]

Don't become immortal and try to destroy the entire earth man, it's not gonna solve anything

[@carl-wheezer]

@@SonyShock Done better? It looks great already! Don't be so harsh on yourself, you're very talented

[@willipphittebane5741]

In a sense, the Mani Mani statue is the true villain. It's transported throughout the story wherever bad happens, an since Giygas is already dead during most of the storyline, it is the main driving force causing the problems (mst of the troubled towns had the Mani Mani Statue in them at a certain time). I think it was put on Earth by Giygas in the past to be dug up by Liar X. Aggerate on purpose and carry out Giygas's plans in the present through evil forces discharging from it. Giygas knew from the Apple of Enlightenment he would lose, so he made the statue to "make up for it." Giygas deliberatlely sought after Pokey, the near opposite of Ness, to be corrupted and driven to insanity shamelessly. Pokey had it pretty hard just dealing with his parents, but the Mani Mani Statue broke him. It was the one thing that gave him a sense of value. Wherever Pokey has the statue, he has a great sense of pride and superiority, and is in some important position. In Mother 3, the greatest game ever, Porky realizes what he's done, and wants to destroy everything to vent his anger at Ness. When Porky talks about humans signing their own death warrant, he was talking about himself. He feels so conflicted about losing his best friend but gaining so much limitless power. Porky knew what would happen if SOMEBODY didn't pull all the needles because he'd done what he was afraid of himself, and wanted to destroy all the other "Little Pokeys" out there who are just innocent people, but due to having a hard life, were easy to win over by offering what most humans desire: Power and a Purpose.

[@vroomkaboom108]

Come to think of it, Porky is just a blonde Eric Cartman

[@alexanderip1003]

Yep and Ness is Stan and Kyle merged into a single character

[@mac4125]

2:10 forwards has a melancholic feeling, and little bit sad.

[@ellieizcool979]

It is truely sad. Pokey was kind. He was weak but all he wanted was a friend. Pokey at first was evil, but not to the point of where he would WANT to kill. But in MOTHER 3 he really was pure evil. It's sad. I fell bad.

[@darkmatter3064]

ok. i will not cry. I WILL NOT. I W- *cries*

[@Cheesekthe1st]

This video literally made me feel bad for this guy (who is a piece of crap in mother 3) and made me buy a plushie of him. Truly great video.

[@philswaim392]

In mother3 porky says he followed the selfish visions of a great hero. I believe he means Giygas. Porky saw Giygas as a hero because he was going to destroy all that had caused porky pain or misery. And even wheb Giygas was defeated, he escaped through time to plot a way to make that reality happen. To comtinue the path of the Universal Cosmic Destroyer. The dragon became his goal to acheive ultimate power and succeed where Giygas failed. Yet there's still a part of him that just wants to have his friend. Ness

[@sheepxs5413]

This reminds me of an old friend of mine who had a rough life and one day he just snaped. Pokey has to be the saddest villain of all of video game history.

[@bread2374]

A child who grew up in an abusive household, got manipulated into joining a cult, lost his best and only friend because of joining said cult, got possessed by an alien and became an immortal dictator (which he didn’t even have a choice in) and ended up getting locked up in an invincible sphere, left to age eternally and be forever bored for all of time

[@AstralXen]

This animation made me realize that the Mani Mani statue itself could be the reason Porkey became what he is, added with his abusive childhood. I think the Mani Mani statue has slowly been taking over his mind, until he became the monster we see him as in Mother 3, meaning that the Mani Mani statue was the TRUE villain of the Mother series

[@jptheboat]

began to feel remorse and sadness, then remembered the events of Mother 3

[@mightyboogster5313]

those events aren't really evil, they're quite understandable actually. Think about it, immortality, both thought of as a blessing and a curse. Not being able to have true friends, seeing the world pass by without you. You try everything, seeing how you'll be around forever. But soon you've done everything, played every part. Then we come to the events of Mother 3. Porky is bored with his everlasting life, so he decides to experiment in a different time, a different world. Make new things from the old, make a new world. But of course he still is a child inside and always will be. But, then his experiments accidentally kill/harm people. As you've probably seen in the comments Porky misses Ness. As we see from the friends yoyo and many different references during lucas' chapters. He even went as far as making the towns/citys look like the ones from his childhood. In his own words he says, "I will see the world through to it's end, until everyone who won't like me is gone".He wants a friend but because of his actions and immortality he can't do so. Think about it, see both sides of a story before making conclusions.

[@sleepyclaus3750]

Yeah...Brainwashing people is just wrong

[@BasementDweller_]

Poor buddy. He’s all alone in the Absolute Safe Capsule. A fate worse than death.

[@tfcast1977]

seeing the pokey turning evil for the first time made me very sad

[@iamnewtoyoutube1749]

I can’t believe that you made a dramatic video of pokey, that one snotty kid.😒 I love it.

[@Ninjacat25]

Amazing amazing work, dude. The artistry on display here is super impressive.

[@StarwayBunny]

I feel like Ness shouldn't be blamed for this. From his perspective Pokey was just a bratty kid. Let's not forget that in the beginning segment of EarthBound, he doesn't try to help Ness fight enemies at all. At some points he will even use Ness as a shield. This shows that he never really cared about Ness that much, or at least, not until he realized what he had lost. If your bratty nextdoor neighbor and you got attacked by a rabid crow and his first instinct was to hide behind you so you'd get attacked instead, would you still want to be his friend? No less after he helps kidnap a little girl, planning on sacrificing her to a cult? Sure, that could have been the statue's effect on Pokey, but remember that Pokey was always a lying brat because of his parents. We see this demonstrated multiple times throughout the beginning of EarthBound. He lies about what happened to Picky to save his own skin, he is a coward and puts his life above others, and speaking of Picky, his own brother, he left him on the mountain that he knew was infested with dangerous dogs, snakes, and again rabid crows. Ness likely didn't believe Pokey when he apologized. Who would? I also doubt Ness saying his famous "OKAY" to Pokey would have changed anything. Pokey would have still been controlled by Giygas, forced to fight Ness, and then would flee into the future.

[@gay4sswhovian]

No Ness shouldn't be blamed for anything but no Ness don't see Porky as just a "brat" Porky was his friend. And while he doesn't help Ness in combat (with what I'll ask ?? He didn't have weapons or anything and was always fearful) but also as a coward Porky is, he still wanted to share a moment with Ness, he still wanted to get Picky back and most important he didnt abandon him like his DOG did

[@cinziatuc2076]

i've actually never felt so sad for pokey/porky :..(

[@RedHairdo]

This was... This was absolutely fantastic, absolutely amazing, bravo. (I almost never say that to anything.) Really good take on things. Although Porky wasn't necessarily corrupted by the Mani Mani Statue and/or Giygas, it's still a possibility, and this video did the most impressive job imaginable on that matter. I'm stunned. Great work on the "Friend's Yo-Yo" at the end, too. If I may nitpick on one little thing, the broken helicopter still said "Heli", not "Help" in the actual game, although, once broken, you could still look at it in other ways so that it'd look like it's saying something else, so it's fine. :)

[@SonyShock]

+RedHairdo Wow, thank you very much for the flattering words! That apart, let me tell you, meanwhile I like this video to be up for interpretation, I did not use the Mani Mani statue as much as to represent Pokey was possesed by it, but to show Pokey going more and more into the 'dark side'. Oh, and I have to tell you something funny about the Helicopter! I knew it said Heli, but when I was working on it, for some reason I wrote Help. I really did not notice I had writen it until later! Strange, right? But I left it because time and because of the second reading it could have. In any case, that's very sharp of you to notice!

[@lordsmeef4984]

i love this art style so much

[@toanuva6178]

And then he got stuck in a pod for the rest of time

[@Nintencute]

Porkey was just like Claus who turned into evil.

[@bluetophatanimations]

Im really upse- Oh hi ness!

[@Nintencute]

@@bluetophatanimations Hii

[@bluetophatanimations]

@@Nintencute Claus is still dead.

[@ahmedelbna6085]

Claus was skinned and reborn to destroy the world...

[@woodledoodle7961]

When you figured out that people like Undertale way more than Earthbound. (But seriously give Earthbound respect.)

[@woodledoodle7961]

@ige i'm very sorry. I didn't even expect you to find this comment. Looking back at it makes me feel stupid

[@woodledoodle7961]

@ige It's alright dude.

[@dogzrule1551]

@@woodledoodle7961 I prefer earthbound I got too bored during undertale I did not even make it past the 4th boss fight without quitting and yes I am on my 4th earthbound playthrough.

[@woodledoodle7961]

@@dogzrule1551 I have played earthbound on three different save files and still havent even completed it yet

[@mistereagleman]

This will always be one of my favorite EB animations; and the artwork is just so beautiful I love it

[@Skeet-ss7ct]

I wonder what would have happened if Ness told pokey to join *him* at the HH village. If he reassured pokey if their friendship, and stopped him from his further actions.

[@EnricosUtLP]

Imagine how cool of an artstyle this is for a game.

[@carl-wheezer]

Guess I can't hate Porky completely as he made Mother 3 happen

[@ToasterStroodle131]

This is why porky will always be my favorite villain...

[@99daysfan99]

2:26 pokeys eyes

[@wuh-huw9950]

He keeps his hair like that so he can hide the pain in his eyes

[@lasercat7111]

This a beautiful work of art

[@wienerschnitzel1739]

It’s hard to think of Porky as an antagonist, but it’s also hard to think of him as a good person. His evil beginnings from neglect are out of his control, but the things he does after are unforgivable in Mother 3

[@gabbls_]

0:51 This may not be appropriate to say, but it looks like Ness is flipping off his mom.

[@SonyShock]

Geez, Ness, that's not very nice *laughs* Goddamit, I am who drew it and I can't unsee it now

[@gabbls_]

Yeah, lol. You did an outstanding job on this!

[@crowMilatonin]

Skepsi *LMAO*

[@MyMando18]

I cried twice in a round, watching this video today and yesterday

[@unclegarf7366]

This makes almost not hate him for destroying an family and village

[@Arthurit1s]

Bless you sir. The fact this only has 80,000 views makes me sad and I want it to be more popular than these Undertale videos.

[@supersanscraftcommentediti5337]

GOTDANG IT, NOW I FEEL BAD FOR THIS EVIL, BROTHER ENSLAVING, BACKSTABBING PIGNOSED JERKWAD! You gotta feel bad for this kid... He was corrupted by hatred and greed, and can no longer think rationally...

[@austinlarkin3348]

Why in that red and black clothes he look like he’s in pyjamas

[@coldzoroark6440]

Wow, this is really touching...

[@medecko4394]

I don’t get what most people say about Ness. 1st off, In the actual game. If you choose Yes or No, Porky will still say the same thing. Which implies that Ness said nothing, Was trying to think about befriending him, or he was in small shock. There is a lot of implications. But Ness thinking about how he wanted to approach Porky’s apology is more Natural to me, which is probably why he said nothing. Because he had to think about it a lot. And if you do think about it, Ness obviously would have forgiven him, And would have been friends with him, Maybe even out of pity for how abusive his parents was, and everything else he’s been through. But it was a lot to process to Ness. Let’s not also forget How Ness see’s Porky in his Magicant. He truly wanted to be friends with Porky.

[@beaununnally4210]

This video deserves so much more praise.

[@WhySydney]

This make me cry...

[@PianoSama]

Damn things like this should be uploaded more often really like the animation style so creative!

[@Almanich94]

Amazing! Will you do something like this about Mother 3?

[@CosmicStudios397]

2 and 3

[@dr.dweebus9917]

This song was made to tug your heart strings.

[@krisp923]

An accurate depiction of social psychology

[@miguelferreira5873]

porky's such a depressing character. i hate how much his life was ruined to the point of ruining other's

[@dothemario44]

Well......I can't decide whether I like this or P🌎RKY better

[@IAm-zo1bo]

The difference?

[@LukeOrionMarble]

This shed a new light on pokey that makes me feel kinda sad for him.

[@Icecaptain24]

2:04 a little dark theory, not sure if the creator (of the games) say anything But the real Porky died here, the Porky that appears later, is a Giygas clone

[@sahilhossian8212]

That'll explain Porky's behavior in mother 3

[@mathenodaweirdo5639]

Porky. Just a kid who liked to hangout and play with his only friend Ness, got corrupted by greed and the evils of Gyiyg... This video made me shed a tear..